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To: wastedyears

They are citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, AND they are subjects of the Queen


41 posted on 07/24/2019 2:39:22 AM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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Boris will deliver

42 posted on 07/24/2019 5:09:24 AM PDT by Cronos (Re-elect President Trump 2020!)
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To: Cronos; wastedyears
The term 'subject' lost its last vestiges of constitutional or legal validity nearly 100 years ago de jure, and long before that de facto. The only circumstances in which you will come across it these days are in the archaisms of formal state occasions such as the pantomime State opening of Parliament, which are retained primarily for the entertainment of tourists (especially American). In all current constitutional and legal usage, it has long been supplanted by 'citizen'.
43 posted on 07/24/2019 5:23:24 AM PDT by Winniesboy
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